He has led SI since 2015, and also headed-up its predecessor, the Irish Sports Council.
John Treacy will retire as Sport Ireland's Chief Executive at the end of this year.
The 64-year-old has been in the position since Sport Ireland was established in 2015, and was previously in charge of the Irish Sports Council.
John Treacy, together with the Board of Sport Ireland, has announced that he is to retire as Chief Executive of Sport Ireland as and from 31st December 2021.https://t.co/oZdpaMtLgy pic.twitter.com/ClylrpIKN9
— Sport Ireland (@sportireland) October 29, 2021
Treacy was an Olympic marathon silver medallist at the Los Angeles Games in 1984.
Several milestones were reached during tenure, including introduction of the Irish anti-doping programme, increased financial support, the implementation of high performance systems and the roll out of the local sports partnership initiative.
He will retire on December 31st.
John Treacy joined Clem Ryan on Monday's edition of Kildare Today:
I would like to sincerely congratulate outgoing @sportireland CEO John Treacy for his many years of service, dedication and commitment to improving & developing sport in our country. Irish sport is in a stronger place thanks to his hard work and I wish him well on his retirement. https://t.co/VBVYlXcH4L
— Jack Chambers TD (@jackfchambers) October 29, 2021
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